Since blasting out of the Canadian prairies with Buffalo Springfield in 1966, Neil Young has been many things: productive, inconsistent, demanding, contrary. Many fun things.
Through it all – Morrissey's tour cancellations, his hectoring about Thatcher, Blair, and the Royals, sifting through the fact and fiction – the hardcore fans have grown firm in their resolve and love for the music if not the man.
Her look was as distinct in its brazen dismissal of conformity as Smith’s androgyny. One look into her face and it was evident that O’Connor was no vapid pop music Muppet; she had a trapped-animal ferocity that her male counterparts could not muster.
Israeli singer-songwriter Asaf Avidan's debut album 'Different Pulses' is stirring, emotional and soulful. It might also be the best post 2000 album you'll ever hear.
Clash City Rockers. The Guns of Brixton. “Rock the Casbah.” “Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust.” “No Elvis, Beatles, or the Rolling Stones.” The Only Band That Matters = The Clash.